Saronic
Hardware Engineer - Forward Deployed
Austin, TX · On-site · Full-time · Posted Mar 9, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years; integrated electromechanical systems, preferably in fielded or mission-critical environments.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field. Master’s degree is a plus.
- Visa sponsorship
- If the role is based in the United States, it requires “U.S. Person” status for access to export-controlled information or items.
About the job
Deploys, integrates, troubleshoots, and iterates mechanical and electrical hardware on autonomous maritime vessels, including dockside and sea trials.
What you'll do
- Integrate mechanical and electrical systems and payloads onto autonomous vessels and maritime platforms.
- Prototype, bring up, troubleshoot, and validate power, networking, sensor, and compute subsystems in the field.
- Feed deployment and assembly lessons into product design; coordinate with engineering teams, suppliers, and fabrication shops.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience with integrated electromechanical systems; fielded or mission-critical environments preferred.
- Hands-on mechanical assembly and fabrication, electrical integration, rapid prototyping, and system-level debugging expertise.
- Experience with a Linux-based operating system; understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, and message-passing frameworks.
Nice to have
- Experience with autonomous systems, drones, robotics, maritime environments, or naval platforms.
- Ability to write basic software tools such as Python or shell scripts; exposure to ruggedized or IP-rated hardware, systems integration, or test engineering.
Tools
CNC, 3D printing, SolidWorks, NX, Linux, TCP/IP, UDP, Python
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